Exploring the world of comic strips through vague Japanese poetry.
From November 29, 2001
Haiku number one jumps aboard the Harry-Potter-overkill bandwagon and theorizes the true secret to its success...
It's my first haiku attempt, so go easy on me:
Box office record
Skip sees Harry Potter flick
Eighteen million times.
--Dr. Zira
The author of haiku number two supplies her own links AND retort, and also shows her lack of confidence in Team Rockwood's page development schedule...
Politely inform Johann that whatsername who mentioned the orbity thingies is actually named Mikki. Now for my haiku...
Little space stations
Spinning around Rockwood's links
Stop talking to me
Got another haiku...
Promote link will you
Ever lead to anywhere?
I highly doubt it.
--Mikki
Haiku number three picks up where it left off from last week...
Haiku part 2:
As the storm rages;
man invents space stations for
the climate controls.
Haiku part 3:
A man wins trillions!
He buys C.I.A. surplus
orbiting the Earth.
Haiku part 4:
Makes Rockwood, Captain.
A Doctor and Scientist found,
Mitch and Al also?
-- AlphaDeltaEpsilon#196
Haiku number four's author defends himself (rightly) for his spellchecking abilities...
Well, Brian, I didn't think I'd ever find myself writing a haiku for Haiku Thursday, but I felt I needed to defend myself from a certain wrongful accusation, so here goes:
I spelled "humour" right
Borish needs to check again
Leisha's has a "u"
--the JoshMeister
...and haiku number five backs up the Joshmeister...
Spelling of humo(u)r,
Much disputed around here,
Will all be cleared up!
Leisha used British
With that impeccable "u"
The JoshMeister too.
Rocky says no "u,"
How did Google find the site,
If the spelling changed?
Haiku of the week,
In an attepmt to fix all,
Forgets the u, too.
Spell it one way, please.
I have had it up to here!
Edit stuff, Brian!
--Elizabeth
Haiku number six is the Haiku of the Week, for proving the Bard talented in all forms of poetry...
Who, mayest I ask, hath wrote the unlucky poem on thy haiku page? Mayest I compose one such poem for thee?
Oh , how great thou art!
Thou maketh strips amusing,
Thou anserweth strange mail.
(Wouldst thou please take heed of my beseechings for a SONNET Thursday?)
-Will S. (wmshakesp@playwrights.org)
... but "Sonnet Thursday?" It would make more sense if it was "Sonnet Saturday," but it's just as doubtful that anyone would regularly contribute 14 lines of iambic pentameter as it is that Team Rockwood would actually give up a weekend to do it.
Haiku number seven takes Mitch's example and does his part for the war effort ...
It is our duty
Act as nothing has happened
Must... watch... Golden... Girls...
--Brian Layman
Finally, haiku number eight brings a familiar end to the Thanksgiving holidays...
Turkey for breakfast,
Turkey for lunch and dinner
I'm sick of this bird!
--Haiku Pilgrim
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